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Numbers Never Lie but They Rarely Tell the Whole Story 

CFO Talks

Numbers Never Lie but They Rarely Tell the Whole Story For too long, financial analysis has been seen as a back-office functionprocessing numbers, producing reports, and ensuring compliance. So how do we move from routine financial analysis to something more insightful? The problem?

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Balancing Cost and Service in Financial Management: A CFO’s Perspective

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Tools like cloud accounting systems, AI-driven financial analysis, and automated reporting not only reduce costs but also improve efficiency and accuracy. Build Resilient Teams: Train your finance team to look beyond numbers. Instead, look for cost-saving opportunities in non-core areas, like back-office functions.

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1081: The CFO’s Role in Innovation and Market Adaptation | Erik Swenson, CFO, IDT

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Read More That early lesson in financial storytelling set the foundation for a career built on bridging finance with operations. After early roles in financial analysis, he spent 15 years moving through finance leadership positions at Danaher, where he sharpened his ability to translate financial insights into business decisions.

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For the fun of it: An Open House for my Spring 2025 Classes

Musings on Markets

The second is valuation , a class about how to value or price almost anything, with a tool set for those who need to put numbers on assets. You may start with the intent of taking a course, but you may not be able to finish for any number of reasons, and if that happens, I completely understand.

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How FinTech Helps SMBs Get A Grip On The Numbers

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Financial management is mission-critical to the health and vitality of small business (SMB), but it’s also one of the most difficult tasks for entrepreneurs and business owners that may have the skills to launch new products or services, but lack the accounting expertise to handle the numbers.

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Understanding What Investors Really Look for in Your Financial Reports

CFO Plans

In the whirlwind world of startups and businesses on the hunt for investment, financial reporting is much more than a collection of numbers; its the story of your businesss vitality, potential, and vision. Learn how to craft compelling financial narratives that captivate investors.

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Musings on Markets: Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

CFO News Room

Data: Trickle to a Flood! It is perhaps a reflection of my age that I remember when getting data to do corporate financial analysis or valuation was a chore. Mean reversion : I am not a knee-jerk believer in mean reversion, but the tendency for numbers to move back towards averages is a strong one.

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